Feeling Good

Wow! I finished another draft of Flywings and I am feeling great! I cut about 10,000 words out. So its now at 50k or about 150 pages. Changing the POV helped me eliminate gratuitous scenes, which really sharpened the focus and overall flow of the story. I am so psyched. Time to let it settle a bit and start the query process again.

What really helped was taking a vacation. It was a long road trip from Boston to Chicago with me driving the family minivan. Along the road my wife read aloud my latest draft. I could hear the choppy parts and later tweak the scenes that were just a little off. My wife's opinion is always valued and to hear my 7-year-old daughter cry, "Read more, read more!" felt awesome!

But this journey is far from over. There will be more drafts to come. And every change is an improvement.